Monuments and Memorials of the Gettysburg National Military Park

Russell’s Brigade Monument (6-1-3)

The Sixth Corps’ First Division’s Third Brigade is honored by a monument.

Location: North side of Howe Avenue, southeast of Big Round Top.

Description: Erected 1912. One of 74 Union brigade monuments erected at Gettysburg by the United States War Department to describe the movements and itinerary of each Union brigade of the Army of the Potomac. The monuments were designed by E.B. Cope. Many of the inscription tablets were made of bronze melted down from Civil War cannons. The pedestal consists of sea-green granite with a square base. Base tapers to a smaller dimension at the tablet. On each pedestal is mounted a bronze inscription tablet describing the movements and actions of the unit.